Asia Mid-Day Market Report - Monday, July 28th 2008
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Asian Currencies & Euro at our mid-day (previous day's figures in brackets)
Sin Dollar 1.3635 (1.3593), Mal Ringgit 3.2620 (3.2505), Indo Rupiah 9110 (9132), Euro 1.5711 (1.5697) Indian Rupee 42.25 (42.28), Thai Baht 33.44 (33.44), Phil Pesos 43.730 (43.910), Japanese Yen 107.81 (106.83), Chinese Yuan 6.8264 (6.8226)
Asian Stock Exchanges at mid-day - (Dow Jones – up 21.41 to 11,370.69 points)
STI 2,922.94 up 0.03 points, KLCI 1,155.01 up 13.26 points , Jakarta Composite Index 2,267.94 up 22.60 points, Hang Seng Index : 22,798.02 up 57.31 points, Nikkei 225 : 13,337.66 up 2.90 points.
Petroleum Oil Prices
In US closing Light Sweet Crude for Sept delivery down USD2.23 to USD123.26 per barrel. In Asian trading hours midday Sep delivery closed up USD0.05 to USD123.31 per barrel.
CBOT closing yesterday :
Soybeans : Aug 1398.8 +13.8, Sept 1388.5 +15.5, Nov 1386.5 +13.5
Soyoil : Aug 59.17 +0.24, Sept 59.48 +0.23, Oct 59.81 +0.23
Mid-day E-CBOT :
Soybeans : Aug 1417.50 +18.75, Sept 1411 +22.5, Nov 1410 +23.5
Soyoil : Aug 59.80 +0.63, Sept 60.03 +0.55, Oct 60.33 +0.52
The Dalian Commodity Exchange midday close - one lot equals to 10 metric tons
Soybeans : Nov 4768 +22, Jan 4630 +53, Mar 4669 +50
Soyoil : Sept 10172 +62, Nov 10180 +72, Jan 10418 +108
Palm Oil : Sept 9240 +96, Jan 9290 +150
MDEX as at the morning close :
Month Last High Low Volume
Aug 2008 3150 +55 3150 3140 10 lots
Sept 2008 3152 +72 3160 3122 674 lots
Oct 2008 3150 +80 3162 3112 2176 lots
Nov 2008 3151 +84 3160 3110 403 lots
Volume at 12.30 p.m : 3,284 lots for the morning session
The open interest on the MDEX is at 56,284 lots (56,938 lots on previous day) - one lot = 25 metric tons
Physical Oil Prices :
RBDP Olein fob : AS 1100s/1090b, OND 1100s/1090b, JFM 1105s fob PK/PGG,
RBDP Oil : JAS 1060s, OND 1060s fob PK/PGG
RBDP Stearin : AS 865s PK/PGG
PFAD : AS 645s fob PK/PGG
CPO - FOB Belawan/Dumai : Aug 1005s/980b, Sept 1005s/980b, OND 1005s/980b
Local Crude Palm Oil : South - July RM 3200s,
Local CPKO : South - Aug RM 222s per pikul
Central - Aug RM 222s per pikul
RBDPKO : July USD1300 pmt fob Malaysian ports.
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Posted at 09:50PM Jul 27, 2008 by MarketReports admin in Asia Mid-Day |